EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Best Defensive Players Player Ratings

Best Defensive Players

The best defensive players in EA SPORTS FC™ 26 are Mapi León, Virgil van Dijk and Marquinhos.

11717
#11717
Daylam Meddah
France
Pau FC
CB
64
68
44
56
61
64
65
64
68
44
56
61
64
65
11261
#11261
Rick Meissen
Holland
Excelsior
CB
65
59
33
43
46
64
73
65
59
33
43
46
64
73
12245
#12245
Thomas Meißner
Germany
FC Schweinfurt 05
CB
64
55
38
43
47
64
71
64
55
38
43
47
64
71
9261
#9261
Jan Mejdr
Czech Republic
FC Hansa Rostock
RM
66
69
59
62
65
64
76
66
69
59
62
65
64
76
6270
#6270
Jérémy Mellot
France
CD Castellón
RB
69
83
42
55
67
64
80
69
83
42
55
67
64
80
7597
#7597
José Gomes
Portugal
Nacional
LB
68
71
50
55
64
64
67
68
71
50
55
64
64
67
4572
#4572
Felipe Méndez
Chile
Colo-Colo
CDM
71
72
53
69
66
64
75
71
72
53
69
66
64
75
9941
#9941
Nobel Mendy
France
Rayo Vallecano
CB
66
65
44
57
56
64
68
66
65
44
57
56
64
68
9698
#9698
Izan Merino
Spain
Málaga CF
CM
66
58
52
60
66
64
65
66
58
52
60
66
64
65
9540
#9540
Ivan Mesík
Slovakia
Heracles Almelo
CB
66
72
41
59
61
64
76
66
72
41
59
61
64
76
14673
#14673
Bastien Meupiyou
France
FC Alverca
CB
61
58
33
43
43
64
63
61
58
33
43
43
64
63
2956
#2956
Eric Meza
Argentina
Estudiantes
RB
73
90
64
67
72
64
78
73
90
64
67
72
64
78
7339
#7339
Édouard Michut
France
Fortuna Sittard
CDM
68
64
59
67
73
64
57
68
64
59
67
73
64
57
8167
#8167
Javi Mier
Spain
SD Huesca
CM
67
71
64
66
69
64
69
67
71
64
66
69
64
69
2055
#2055
Sven Mijnans
Holland
AZ
CAM
75
61
72
74
76
64
70
75
61
72
74
76
64
70
3855
#3855
Lewis Miley
England
Newcastle Utd
CM
72
65
61
72
73
64
66
72
65
61
72
73
64
66
9689
#9689
Lewis Miller
Australia
Blackburn Rovers
RB
66
66
45
58
60
64
73
66
66
45
58
60
64
73
10527
#10527
Sota Mino
Japan
UTA Arad
CDM
65
65
51
57
60
64
74
65
65
51
57
60
64
74
13228
#13228
Dominic Minz
Germany
TSV Havelse
CB
63
55
27
41
43
64
68
63
55
27
41
43
64
68
9153
#9153
Damon Mirani
Holland
Heracles Almelo
CB
67
53
32
49
53
64
76
67
53
32
49
53
64
76
7113
#7113
Novatus Miroshi
Tanzania
Göztepe
CDM
68
75
51
66
68
64
74
68
75
51
66
68
64
74
5221
#5221
Josip Mišić
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb
CDM
70
69
62
73
62
64
73
70
69
62
73
62
64
73
10211
#10211
Jeyland Mitchell
Costa Rica
SK Sturm Graz
CB
66
78
33
38
40
64
73
66
78
33
38
40
64
73
9634
#9634
Vasile Mogoș
Romania
Univ. Craiova
CB
66
50
61
61
61
64
71
66
50
61
61
61
64
71
6128
#6128
Anuar
Morocco
AD Ceuta FC
RM
69
74
63
63
69
64
67
69
74
63
63
69
64
67
5678
#5678
Jayson Molumby
Republic of Ireland
West Brom
CDM
70
60
54
65
68
64
65
70
60
54
65
68
64
65
9526
#9526
Thomas Monconduit
France
Amiens SC
CDM
66
48
56
65
63
64
77
66
48
56
65
63
64
77
11225
#11225
Lewis Montsma
Holland
Lincoln City
CB
65
51
34
48
56
64
71
65
51
34
48
56
64
71
13216
#13216
Jasper Moon
England
Burton Albion
CB
63
60
26
42
42
64
72
63
60
26
42
42
64
72
10901
#10901
Javi Moreno
Spain
Albacete BP
CB
65
70
36
52
59
64
69
65
70
36
52
59
64
69
5269
#5269
Ryoya Morishita
Japan
Blackburn Rovers
CM
70
74
59
66
73
64
64
70
74
59
66
73
64
64
6087
#6087
Miyabi Moriya
Japan
Angel City FC
RB
69
77
59
69
72
64
64
69
77
59
69
72
64
64
14713
#14713
Santiago Moya
Argentina
Aldosivi
CB
61
50
32
32
38
64
63
61
50
32
32
38
64
63
14637
#14637
Daniel Munie
United States
SJ Earthquakes
CB
61
66
24
47
45
64
65
61
66
24
47
45
64
65
7221
#7221
Tristan Muyumba
France
Atlanta United
CDM
68
72
51
62
71
64
70
68
72
51
62
71
64
70
10638
#10638
Kévin N'Doram
France
Al Kholood
CDM
65
62
46
57
61
64
74
65
62
46
57
61
64
74
1054
#1054
João Mário
Portugal
Beşiktaş
LM
78
68
75
79
79
64
68
78
68
75
79
79
64
68
7059
#7059
Chris-Kévin Nadje
Côte d'Ivoire
Excelsior
CM
68
76
54
63
68
64
79
68
76
54
63
68
64
79
6214
#6214
Yehor Nazaryna
Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk
CM
69
69
59
67
72
64
64
69
69
59
67
72
64
64
6107
#6107
Franco Negri
Argentina
San Diego FC
LB
69
77
59
66
69
64
67
69
77
59
66
69
64
67
9962
#9962
Ben Nelson
England
Leicester City
CB
66
69
34
52
61
64
72
66
69
34
52
61
64
72
7311
#7311
Joe Newell
England
Hibernian
CM
68
52
58
69
66
64
76
68
52
58
69
66
64
76
7566
#7566
Sivert Heltne Nilsen
Norway
Aberdeen
CDM
68
49
56
64
62
64
77
68
49
56
64
62
64
77
8176
#8176
Kelechi Nwakali
Nigeria
Barnsley
CM
67
71
61
65
69
64
70
67
71
61
65
69
64
70
8628
#8628
Ryan Nyambe
Namibia
Derby County
RB
67
77
35
57
65
64
72
67
77
35
57
65
64
72
10279
#10279
Paudie O'Connor
Republic of Ireland
Reading
CB
66
47
25
40
49
64
81
66
47
25
40
49
64
81
7048
#7048
Mark O'Hara
Scotland
St. Mirren
CM
68
71
66
64
68
64
74
68
71
66
64
68
64
74
12252
#12252
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
Finland
HJK Helsinki
CB
64
46
39
56
50
64
62
64
46
39
56
50
64
62
12345
#12345
Răzvan Oaidă
Romania
FC Univ. Cluj
CM
63
66
63
60
63
64
69
63
66
63
60
63
64
69
12320
#12320
Magnar Ødegaard
Norway
Sarpsborg 08
CB
64
38
30
49
51
64
66
64
38
30
49
51
64
66
2411
#2411
Chiedozie Ogbene
Republic of Ireland
Sheffield Utd
RM
74
90
65
66
74
64
73
74
90
65
66
74
64
73
11132
#11132
Joseph Olowu
England
Stockport
CB
65
73
32
42
51
64
73
65
73
32
42
51
64
73
11112
#11112
Aaron Kiil Olsen
Norway
Vålerenga Fotball
CB
65
75
28
45
53
64
72
65
75
28
45
53
64
72
11168
#11168
Kenneth Omeruo
Nigeria
CFR 1907 Cluj
CB
65
62
32
48
55
64
70
65
62
32
48
55
64
70
9435
#9435
Justin Omoregie
Austria
RB Salzburg
CDM
66
68
52
60
65
64
70
66
68
52
60
65
64
70
8419
#8419
Gaël Ondoua
Cameroon
Servette FC
CDM
67
67
51
62
61
64
75
67
67
51
62
61
64
75
11166
#11166
Kojo Peprah Oppong
Ghana
OGC Nice
CB
65
74
25
44
54
64
71
65
74
25
44
54
64
71
12315
#12315
Halvor Rødølen Opsahl
Norway
HamKam Fotball
CB
64
54
25
43
48
64
67
64
54
25
43
48
64
67
1412
#1412
Aimar Oroz
Spain
CA Osasuna
CM
77
66
74
74
78
64
65
77
66
74
74
78
64
65
11323
#11323
Danilo Ortiz
Paraguay
Cienciano
CB
65
52
29
34
44
64
74
65
52
29
34
44
64
74
10568
#10568
Solomon Owusu
Ghana
Fredrikstad FK
CB
65
76
46
56
58
64
68
65
76
46
56
58
64
68
8667
#8667
Marlon Pack
England
Portsmouth
CDM
67
36
62
69
64
64
73
67
36
62
69
64
64
73
13975
#13975
Devin Padelford
United States
St. Louis CITY SC
CB
62
51
31
48
57
64
61
62
51
31
48
57
64
61
11313
#11313
Aleksander Paluszek
Poland
GKS Katowice
CB
65
51
27
43
45
64
72
65
51
27
43
45
64
72
8654
#8654
Merveille Papela
Germany
SV Darmstadt 98
CM
67
61
54
64
73
64
53
67
61
54
64
73
64
53
8633
#8633
Andrea Papetti
Italy
Reggiana
CB
67
70
46
54
57
64
79
67
70
46
54
57
64
79
8501
#8501
Víctor Parada
Spain
D. Alavés
LB
67
73
46
62
61
64
71
67
73
46
62
61
64
71
7451
#7451
Park Yong Woo
Korea Republic
Al Ain FC
CDM
68
58
57
63
61
64
75
68
58
57
63
61
64
75
9542
#9542
Patiño
England
RC Deportivo
CM
66
65
48
68
66
64
62
66
65
48
68
66
64
62
3763
#3763
Marcus Pedersen
Norway
Torino
RB
72
89
49
68
71
64
66
72
89
49
68
71
64
66
7542
#7542
Mauro Peinipil
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
RB
68
75
43
61
64
64
67
68
75
43
61
64
64
67
9536
#9536
Dominik Pelivan
Germany
Energie Cottbus
CDM
66
62
51
63
58
64
75
66
62
51
63
58
64
75
5370
#5370
James Penrice
Scotland
AEK Athens
LB
70
78
51
68
70
64
63
70
78
51
68
70
64
63
12333
#12333
Sebastián Pereira
Chile
Unión Española
CB
64
36
24
33
35
64
77
64
36
24
33
35
64
77
6301
#6301
Damián Pérez
Argentina
Defensa
LB
69
74
52
62
67
64
70
69
74
52
62
67
64
70
4368
#4368
Martín Pérez Guedes
Argentina
Universitario
CM
71
80
70
71
68
64
68
71
80
70
71
68
64
68
5397
#5397
Luis Pérez
Spain
Gaziantep
RB
70
85
46
59
64
64
74
70
85
46
59
64
64
74
2760
#2760
Kike Pérez
Spain
Venezia
CM
74
58
64
71
77
64
60
74
58
64
71
77
64
60
4560
#4560
María Pérez
Spain
London City
CM
71
73
60
68
70
64
65
71
73
60
68
70
64
65
11238
#11238
Dino Perić
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb
CB
65
48
35
49
56
64
70
65
48
35
49
56
64
70
10009
#10009
Franz Pfanne
Germany
FC Hansa Rostock
CB
66
57
47
48
54
64
79
66
57
47
48
54
64
79
12195
#12195
Matteo Piacentini
Italy
Cesena
CB
64
62
40
45
45
64
70
64
62
40
45
45
64
70
6267
#6267
Harry Pickering
England
Blackburn Rovers
LB
69
73
52
64
66
64
72
69
73
52
64
66
64
72
5124
#5124
Amandine Pierre-Louis
Haiti
AS Saint Étienne
RM
70
71
65
68
70
64
77
70
71
65
68
70
64
77
2078
#2078
Oleksandr Pikhalyonok
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
CM
75
66
70
77
72
64
65
75
66
70
77
72
64
65
10247
#10247
Juhani Pikkarainen
Finland
Degerfors IF
CB
66
62
23
46
53
64
72
66
62
23
46
53
64
72
8626
#8626
Mario Pineida
Ecuador
Barcelona SC
LB
67
65
46
62
62
64
71
67
65
46
62
62
64
71
6636
#6636
Rodrigo Pinheiro
Portugal
FC Famalicão
RB
69
80
36
59
64
64
69
69
80
36
59
64
64
69
5222
#5222
Bruno Pittón
Argentina
Unión
LB
70
71
67
71
65
64
65
70
71
67
71
65
64
65
10793
#10793
Alex Plat
Holland
FC Volendam
CDM
65
63
51
54
57
64
67
65
63
51
54
57
64
67
6145
#6145
Morgan Poaty
Congo
Lausanne-Sport
LB
69
86
50
55
69
64
75
69
86
50
55
69
64
75
5163
#5163
Vicente Poggi
Uruguay
Godoy Cruz
CM
70
74
55
67
72
64
77
70
74
55
67
72
64
77
7518
#7518
Viktor Popov
Bulgaria
Korona Kielce
RB
68
74
47
59
60
64
71
68
74
47
59
60
64
71
7600
#7600
Lexi Potter
England
Chelsea
CDM
68
65
54
63
61
64
63
68
65
54
63
61
64
63
8684
#8684
Andreas Poulsen
Denmark
Silkeborg IF
LB
67
61
44
60
66
64
72
67
61
44
60
66
64
72
7350
#7350
Max Power
England
Bradford City
CDM
68
52
62
66
63
64
76
68
52
62
66
63
64
76
12161
#12161
Rafael Profini
Argentina
Unión
CDM
64
66
31
50
49
64
70
64
66
31
50
49
64
70
979
#979
Lukáš Provod
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CAM
78
76
75
78
78
64
82
78
76
75
78
78
64
82
7848
#7848
Carlos Puga
Spain
Málaga CF
RB
68
71
37
57
65
64
63
68
71
37
57
65
64
63
4550
#4550
Aldrith Quintero
Panama
Alhama CF
CM
71
61
67
69
70
64
70
71
61
67
69
70
64
70
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